Ten Years IAGSDC: A Collection of Pages From Our Memory Book

Ten Years IAGSDC: A Collection of Pages From Our Memory Book was published in 1993.

The book contains selected oral histories of the IAGSDC, and covers the first ten years of the organization's existence. While extensive archives of ephemeral material relating to the IAGSDC do exist (see Karl Jaeckel), this book is the only known formal publication of IAGSDC history.

Production

The book was compiled by Luis Torres, while Roger Coffin performed graphic design, layout and production. A single limited run of the book was produced in 1993, and sold informally by Torres.

In a page entitled "Special Thanks," Torres identified several other people who performed key services to produce the book:

- Ron Bass and George Robbins from Chesapeake Squares and Sandi Baxter and Carole Hammer from the South Florida Mustangs. They were the first “outsiders” to read the completed manuscript, and, when they heard of the financial difficulties, they originated the idea of appealing for assistance across the organization. Their enthusiasm for the manuscript was encouraging to me, and their “good reviews,” given to anyone who would listen, encouraged others to contribute.

- My partner, D.A.S., who footed the enormous long-distance phone bill I generated while trying to contact individuals throughout the IAGSDC.

- Tammy Coddington from Sacramento’s Capital City Squares, who appeared seemingly out of nowhere, and joined Roger and me in helping to produce the publication. She is a printer by profession, and her good will and her contacts made the reproduction possible.

- Dean Hofmann from Finest City Squares in San Diego, who despite the fact that he was in the hospital facing life-threatening medical problems, made the effort to send one of the two largest contributions we received. In his note, he said: “I feel very strongly about the worth of this project, so I willingly send a check to help out.”

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